Category: Public Works Department News

CITY OF CHAMPAIGN PREPARES FOR SNOWFALL Champaign — The City of Champaign Public Works Department is mobilizing resources in preparation for the snowfall forecasted to begin around 4 p.m. Friday, December 13. According to Public Works Operations Manager Ernesto Salinas, “We are following the plans set forth in the City’s Snow and Ice Control Plan….(Read the Rest…)

Effective January 1, 2014 the City will begin enforcing the new State of Illinois Law concerning meter parking for vehicles displaying a disabled placard. Vehicles displaying the new Secretary of State issued yellow and grey striped placard will not have to pay parking meters. Placard holders with the standard blue placard will be required to…(Read the Rest…)

Champaign — The City of Champaign Public Works Department is mobilizing resources in preparation for the snowfall forecasted to begin around 4 p.m. Thursday, December 5. According to Public Works Operations Manager Ernesto Salinas, “We are following the plans set forth in the City’s Snow and Ice Control Plan. Public Works staff has prepped the…(Read the Rest…)

The Forestry Section has completed their Fall 2013 tree planting. In the month of November, they planted 104 trees throughout the City including varieties of hybrid elm, tuliptree, black maple, japanese tree lilac, bald cypress, planetree, and zelkova. In all, trees were planted in twenty-one different sections of the City with section 20 which had…(Read the Rest…)

During the month of December, the City of Champaign will offer free parking in the Hill Street Parking Deck as a thank you for patronizing Downtown businesses. People who spend $5.00 or more at any Downtown business or restaurant are eligible for one free visit in the parking deck up to four hours on the…(Read the Rest…)

The Canadian National Railroad will be removing their railroad crossing on Market St. between Columbia Ave. and Eureka St. starting on Monday, October 28 thru Wednesday, October 30, weather permitting. Market St. will be closed to traffic during this time and the traveling public is asked to follow the marked detour. Access to all businesses…(Read the Rest…)

The Public Works Department saw a decrease in service requests submitted during the month of September. Citizens and City staff submitted 265 total requests during September 2013. The count decreased by 77 (-22%) compared to the 342 requests that were received during the month of August. The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded…(Read the Rest…)

The contractor has rescheduled the start of the demolition of the City owned building at 811 North State Street. Demolition is now scheduled to begin on October 21. Equipment will be moved on site and perimeter fencing will be placed around the site October 18 or 19. Actual building demolition is expected to take about…(Read the Rest…)

Jeremy Lew & Associates is announcing an upcoming lane closure on University Avenue for window work at 17 E University Avenue (Inman Place). An eastbound lane of University Avenue will be closed from Walnut Street to Market Street on Saturday, October 12, 2013, from 7am to 6pm. Eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane…(Read the Rest…)